Receptacle for removing liquids from vessels



Oct. 23 1923,..

A.v M. DEMTi-'r RECEPTACLE FOR REMOVING LIQUIDS FROM VESSELS File@ Aug. 14. 1922 Win/ 'lil

Patented st. 23, 1923- l,

A 4a 's le- 'i L ALFRED' r1.1,.'nni/inrnt, on ,enioeeonnninois l c i" REcnrTAoLEron Rnii'ovme manips rnoi/i vnssnLs.

Applicationrled August 14, 1922. Ser'i`a1`No-m58195.

To all whom t concern.' l

' Be it known that I, ALFRED DEMUTH, vva citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the Acounty of Cool; and State.

of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles. for Removing Liquids from Vessels, of which the followingfis a specification.

With cooking apparatus'it is sometimes advantageous `to remove'the liquid contents thereof without necessitating the lifting and dumping of the vessel.

a Heretofore, except in vessels having a.

draw oif, the liquids havebeen dipped or hailed out, but this isa slowoperation and atthe same time when the yliquids are very hot or steaming, theoperator is in `danger Y of burning or scalding his hands.- I

` .To overcome' these difficulties and objeco tions and to provide improved means'whereby lthe liquid 'may be'` readily andi quickly removed fromvtlie vessel in one operation, by the insertion 4into the vessel of'a Vreceptacley provided with a. valved opening' for the "f admission ofthe liquidltherein'to, and which opening is controllable at will,-such a constructionof receptacle, however, is shown in and constitutes broadly the subject matter of my co-pending application Serial No. 574,828. V

It is one of the objects of the present invention, to provide an improved receptacle of this character provided with closure means whereby the steam from the liquids a which have .been delivered thereinto willnot and the valveopening is so constructed that i a valve seatma'y'be omitted which will per-` Vmit a portion of the valve to rest against the bottom ofthe receptacle thereby Vinsuringa complete removal of the liquid l from thevessel. Y N

To the attainment of these ends and the Vaccomplishment of otherrenewl and useful objects as will appear, the invention receptacle.'

consists in the features of novelty substantially theJ construction, `combination and arran'ement'of Athe several parts hereinafter more fullyzdescribedY and claimed and l ,shown in thev accompanying drawing :illus- 'trating this invention, andV in which,

. Figure 1 isa p'erspectiverview of t-he Figure 2 is avertical sectional view of the receptacle astaken oni-line 2 2i -Figure 1 and showing the receptacle/1in position within a# vessel, the vessel. being in vertical section; f

Figure4 3 is a detail, vertical, sectional.

view. as 'taken online` 3.-3,Figure 2. v

FFigure bis an enlarged `detail sectional view fas talrenbn vline 1 -4, Figure '1,

Y Figure` 5- is an enlarged detail sectional .view showing the valved opening in the .closing the saine.

.bottom of 'the receptacle and-"the valve for,

" Referring more particularly to thedraw-` i ing the numeral 10 designates a vessel from which the liquid contents'a're to' be removed and may be of any desired size'an'd configuration.' v .A Y I 5 The numeral L112 designates generally'a comparatively `shallow panlike` receptacle adapted to be inserted intothe Avessel 10,

andl is'of a size Iand configuration to conforni to the interior contour thereof. K f

In the bottom 12 ofthe receptacle 11 is arranged van vinlet opening V13, throiigh which openingthe Aliquid lin'the'vessel 10 is adaptedtoilowuinto the receptacle when the receptacle is placed lthereinto, and this opening also serves as a means for discharging the liquid from the receptacle 11 when desired. Y Y Connected with the-receptacle 11 is 4a baillilre handlek 14C', theextreinities 15 of the Yhandle `being preferablyA substantially hori zont'al and, extending beyond the handle portion tol-engage the wall ofthe receptacle,

.and to which walls the extremities are secured in anysuitable manner. The handle 14a is provided with a. substantially hori- `zontal portion 16, and which portion is adapted to be grasped by the hand of the operator toftransport'the receptacle 11.

rlhe portion 16 of the handleis provided with anl openingr 17 therethroughl and .through which opening .17 a pin or lug 18 'connect-edwith astem 19 is adapted to pass. rihis stem 19 is provided on one endwith aV suitable handle 2O and on its other end with a valve provided with a. flat body portion 21 and a reduced portion 22. The valve is secured to the stein 19 in any suitable manner such as by means of threads 23 on the end of the stem, and which threads enter a suitable threaded opening in the valve.

The portion 22 ofthe valve 21- is of a:

size and configuration to snugly fit within the opening' 13 and is of a diameter considerably less than the diameter of' the body portion 21 of the valve, so that when the portion 21 of theva'lve isseated within the opening 13 theportion 21 of the valve will rest fiat against the bottom 12 of the receptacle 117 therebyv obviating'I the necessity of providing a valve seat around the opening 13' in the bottom; 12. of the receptacle.;

The valveis adapted tov be seated and unseated by shiftingA the stem 19 longitudrV nally, which is accomplished through the medium of the handle 20. When it isde'- sired to maintain the valve in anunseated or open position the stem 19 is shifted longitudinally a suflicient distance tof permit the pinl or projection 18 thereon to pass through the opening 17 inthe portion 16 of the handle 14', after which the stem 19 is rotated so that the pin or lug 18 will: be moved out of alinement withthe opening 17.

lf desired a guide bar or member 24 may be provided for the stem 19.

Encompassing the stem 19 is an elastic member 25, preferably in the form of a coil spring, one end of which abuts the lower face-of the portion loof the handle 141- and the other end engages a collar or shoulder 26 carried by the stem; 19. rl`henormaltendency of the spring 25Yis tomove. the stem 19 in a directionfto-seat the valve and when it is desired. to unseat the valve'the stem 19 is moved against the stress of the spring-25.

With this improved; construction it. will be manifest .that the outer surface ofr the bottom 12of the receptacle 11 is-smooth and conforms withthe contour of the bottom of the vessel 10, so thatV when the receptacle is placed Vwithin the vessel the bottom 12 of the receptacle will restl dat against the bottom of the vessel. lTurtlriermoi-e,A with this improved vconstruction of valve it will be manifest that the necessity of a valve seat within the receptacle is also obviated, thereby insuring a complete removal off all. ofthe liquidA contents of the vessel. 10. y

The handle 20 on the stem 119; isdisposed in such position with. respect to the portion 16- of the handle 14- as to permit the operator' to grasp both handles with one hand when manipulating` the receptacle 11.

1n use, the valve'is` unseated and the receptacle is then placed within the vessel. The receptacle may be released and allowed to gravit'at'e within the vessel. or may be moved downwardly by the operator. During.v this operation the liouid4 wit-hin the vcssel will flow into `the receptacle 11 through the opening 13, and when all of the liquid has enteredy the receptacle 11 the stem 19 may be rotated' bythe handle 2O so that the pin 18 will pass through the opening 17 at which time the spring 25 will seat the valve and. close the opening The receptacle may be .then removed from the vessel and the contents allowed to remain in the receptacle vor if desired, may be discharged therefrom by again unseating the valve so. that thez contents may flow through the opening'l.

As armeansfor prete@ting` the hands of theoperator from being.y scalded or burner and also as aineans for protecting the cositents ofy the receptacle 11, the receptacle is provided with a suitable closure which, in the present formfof .the invention, embodies two cover mem-bers 27,'.each of which is provided withl knuckles 28 arranged in alinement with knuckles 29V secured to the por tion 15 of thehandle 141, and a pintle pin 30l passes through the registering knuckle-s to. formr a hinged joint. y

1f desired a knob or handle 31 may be provided onA each of the cover sections 27 and as a means for preventing the escape of steam around the edgeof the cover sections 27, each of the cover sections may be provided with a depending flange 32, and which flange also serves asa refenforcing means for the cover sections.

l/Vith this improvedi construction it will be manifestthat thecontents of the receptacle 11- may be. discharged therefrom either through the opening 131er byraisingfone of the cove-r sections 27 and dumping` the contents therefrom. When the cover.y section is raised'. to peur out. the` cont-entsy of the receptaclefll the. cover servesas a shield for protecting the hands against. the steam arising from the contents ot the receptacle,A

While the preferred form of the invention hasv beenherein shown and described it is to be understood: that. various. changes may be made in the details of construction and in. thecombination and arrangement of the several parts, within-the scope-of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What. is claimedas new is: n

1. As an article of manufacture, a receptacle for removing liquids from. vessels by insertion `thereof into the vessel and embodying aI comparatively shallow open pan like body havingfan openingV through the bottom thereof., a handle connectedw-ith the receptacle to project thereabove and disposed within the contines of the peripherv ofuthe receptacle, a valve for controlling said opening, a stem and handle connecter with the valve, and a closure hinged to the receptacle for free swinging movement to- Ward the handle on a horizontal axis, the said handle projecting above the closure, the said closureserving as a shield lfor the hands of the 'operator in anyr position of the closure. e p v 2. As an article of manufacture, areceptacle for removing liquids from vessels by the insertion thereof into the vessel and embodying a comparatively shallow open pan like body having an 'opening through the bottom thereof, a handle connectedvvith the receptacle to project thereabove, a valve for controlling said opening, a stem connected with the valve, means tendingnormally to close the valve, a handle on the stem for opening the valve, and a closure for the receptacle hingedV at a point adjacent the said handle for free swinging movement on a horizontal axis, said closure serving t0 sition of the closure. y i Y 3; As an artlcle of manufacture, a receptacle for` removing liquids from vessels by insertion thereof into `the vessel, and embodying a comparatively shallow open pan like body having an` opening through the 1 -bottom thereof,'a handle connected with the receptacle, a valveV for controlling said' opening, a stemy and handle connectedwith the valve, and a closure for the receptacle, said valvejhaving a'b'odyadapted to rest Hatv against the vbottom ofvthe receptacle around said opening `and being provided with a reduced portion adapted to enter and fill said opening. y.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my vname to this specification,- on thislOth day of August,-A. D.y 1922.

ALFRED M. .DEMUTH. t 

